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United States at the 1976 Summer Olympics


FieldValue
NOCUSA
NOCnameUnited States Olympic Committee
gamesSummer Olympics
year1976
flagcaptionFlag of the United States
locationMontreal
competitors396 (278 men and 118 women)
sports19
flagbearerGary Hall, Sr.
rank3
gold34
silver35
bronze25
appearancesauto
seealso1906 Intercalated Games

The United States competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Gerald Ford missed the 1976 Olympics due to the African boycott. 396 competitors, 278 men and 118 women, took part in 189 events in 19 sports.

Medalists

The United States finished third in the final medal rankings, with 34 gold and 94 total medals.

The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.

MedalNameSportEventDate
SwimmingMen's 200 meter butterfly
SwimmingMen's 200 meter freestyle
SwimmingMen's 100 meter backstroke
DivingWomen's 3 meter springboard
ShootingTrap
SwimmingMen's 1500 meter freestyle
SwimmingMen's 100 meter breaststroke
Shooting50 meter rifle three positions
SwimmingMen's 100 meter butterfly
Bruce Furniss
Jim Montgomery
John Naber
Doug Northway*
Tim Shaw*SwimmingMen's 4 × 200 meter freestyle relay
DivingMen's 3 meter springboard
SwimmingMen's 400 meter freestyle
*
Joe Bottom*
John Hencken
Jim Montgomery
John Naber
Peter Rocca*
Matt Vogel
Chris Woo*SwimmingMen's 4 × 100 meter medley relay
SwimmingMen's 200 meter backstroke
AthleticsMen's 400 meter hurdles
AthleticsMen's discus throw
EquestrianIndividual eventing
Bruce Davidson
Michael Plumb
Mary TauskeyEquestrianTeam eventing
SwimmingMen's 100 meter freestyle
SwimmingMen's 400 meter individual medley
Wendy Boglioli
Kim Peyton
Jill SterkelSwimmingWomen's 4 × 100 meter freestyle relay
BasketballMen's tournament
AthleticsMen's long jump
ArcheryMen's individual
ArcheryWomen's individual
AthleticsMen's decathlon
Millard Hampton
Lam Jones
Steve RiddickAthleticsMen's 4 × 100 meter relay
Herman Frazier
Fred Newhouse
Maxie ParksAthleticsMen's 4 × 400 meter relay
BoxingFlyweight
BoxingLightweight
BoxingLight welterweight
BoxingMiddleweight
BoxingLight heavyweight
WrestlingFreestyle 82 kilograms
SwimmingMen's 200 meter butterfly
Wendy Boglioli*
Lelei Fonoimoana*
Linda Jezek
Lauri Siering
Camille WrightSwimmingWomen's 4 × 100 meter medley relay
SwimmingMen's 100 meter backstroke
SwimmingMen's 1500 meter freestyle
SwimmingWomen's 400 meter freestyle
Shooting50 meter rifle three positions
SwimmingMen's 100 meter butterfly
SwimmingMen's 400 meter freestyle
SwimmingWomen's 200 meter freestyle
AthleticsWomen's long jump
RowingWomen's single sculls
SwimmingMen's 200 meter backstroke
SwimmingMen's 200 meter breaststroke
SwimmingWomen's 800 meter freestyle
AthleticsMen's 400 meter hurdles
EquestrianIndividual eventing
Mike StainesRowingMen's coxless pair
SwimmingMen's 100 meter freestyle
SwimmingMen's 200 meter freestyle
SwimmingMen's 400 meter individual medley
Weightlifting90 kilograms
AthleticsMen's 200 meters
BasketballWomen's tournament
DivingMen's 10 meter platform
Richard Hoepfner
John KoliusSailingSoling
Michael RothwellSailingTornado
AthleticsMen's 400 meters
AthleticsMen's long jump
AthleticsMen's triple jump
AthleticsMen's marathon
Sheila Ingram
Pamela Jiles
Debra SapenterAthleticsWomen's 4 × 400 meter relay
BoxingBantamweight
WrestlingFreestyle 68 kilograms
WrestlingFreestyle 90 kilograms
WrestlingFreestyle 100 kilograms
SwimmingMen's 200 meter butterfly
SwimmingMen's 200 meter freestyle
DivingWomen's 3 meter springboard
DivingWomen's 10 meter platform
SwimmingMen's 100 meter butterfly
SwimmingWomen's 100 meter butterfly
GymnasticsMen's floor
AthleticsWomen's javelin throw
Anita DeFrantz
Carie Graves
Marion Greig
Peggy McCarthy
Gail Ricketson
Lynn Silliman
Anne Warner
Jackie ZochRowingWomen's eight
SwimmingMen's 200 meter backstroke
SwimmingMen's 200 meter breaststroke
AthleticsMen's 800 meters
AthleticsMen's discus throw
SwimmingWomen's 800 meter freestyle
AthleticsMen's 200 meters
AthleticsMen's pole vault
Judo+93 kilograms
Conn FindlaySailingTempest
AthleticsMen's 110 meter hurdles
AthleticsMen's 400 meters
Edith Master
Dorothy MorkisEquestrianTeam dressage
AthleticsMen's high jump
BoxingHeavyweight
WrestlingFreestyle 62 kilograms
WrestlingFreestyle 74 kilograms
Medals by sportTotal34352594
SportTotal
Swimming1314734
Athletics68822
Boxing5117
Diving2125
Equestrian2114
Shooting2103
Archery2002
Wrestling1326
Basketball1102
Rowing0213
Sailing0213
Weightlifting0101
Gymnastics0011
Judo0011
Medals by dayTotal34352594
DayDateTotal
1July 181214
2July 192114
3July 204228
4July 213216
5July 223216
6July 230112
7July 241449
8July 2577317
9July 260235
10July 271214
11July 280112
12July 291225
13July 303104
14July 3186418
15August 10000
Medals by genderTotal34352594100%
GenderTotalPercentage
Male3026187478.72%
Female3971920.22%
Mixed10011.06%
Multiple medalists
Name
John Naber
Shirley Babashoff
Jim Montgomery
John Hencken
Peter Rocca
Wendy Boglioli
Mike Bruner
Edmund Coffin
Bruce Furniss
Brian Goodell
Matt Vogel
Jack Babashoff
Joe Bottom
Millard Hampton
Fred Newhouse
Michael Plumb
Tim Shaw
Herman Frazier
    • Indicates that the athlete competed in preliminaries but not the final.

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 1976 Summer Olympics

After winning both gold medals in the first modern Olympic archery contest at the 1972 Summer Olympics, the US returned only one of the six archers who had competed in Munich, Linda Myers. Even though neither of the reigning gold medallists competed in Montreal, the United States again won both gold medals. Luann Ryon set new Olympic records for women's competition in both the single FITA round and the double FITA round categories. Darrell Pace did the same in the men's competition. All four of the American archers placed in the top eight.

AthleteEventRound 1Round 2TotalScoreRankScoreRankScoreRank
Richard McKinneyMen's individual123021241624714
Darrell Pace12641130712571
Linda MyersWomen's individual118091213523937
Luann Ryon12171128212499

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics

;Key

  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target}}

;Men ;;Road and track events

AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Harvey Glance100 m10.371 Q10.231 Q10.241 Q10.194
Lam Jones10.431 Q10.462 Q10.303 Q10.276
Steve Riddick10.431 Q10.362 Q10.335Did not advance
Dwayne Evans200 m20.961 Q20.561 Q20.832 Q20.43
Millard Hampton21.111 Q20.832 Q20.692 Q20.29
Mark Lutz21.505Did not advance
Herman Frazier400 m46.091 Q46.521 Q45.243 Q44.95
Fred Newhouse45.421 Q45.971 Q44.891 Q44.40
Maxie Parks46.121 Q45.993 Q45.613 Q45.245
Mark Enyeart800 m1:47.963colspan=2 rowspan=3Did not advance
James Robinson1:47.562 Q1:46.435Did not advance
Rick Wohlhuter1:45.711 Q1:46.721 Q1:44.12
Matt Centrowitz1500 m3:45.026colspan=2 rowspan=3Did not advance
Mike Durkin3:38.895Did not advance
Rick Wohlhuter3:39.943 Q3:38.712 Q3:40.646
Dick Buerkle5000 m13:29.019colspan=4 rowspan=3Did not advance
Paul Geis13:32.362 Q13:42.5112
Duncan MacDonald13:47.147Did not advance
Garry Bjorklund10,000 m28:12.242 Qcolspan=4 rowspan=328:38.0813
Edward Mendoza29:02.9710Did not advance
Craig Virgin28:30.226Did not advance
Willie Davenport110 m hurdles13.701 Qcolspan=2 rowspan=313.553 Q13.38
Charles Foster13.681 Q13.451 Q13.414
James Owens14.035 Q13.764 Q13.766
Edwin Moses400 m hurdles49.951 Qcolspan=2 rowspan=348.291 Q47.63
Michael Shine50.911 Q49.901 Q48.69
Quentin Wheeler50.321 Q50.224 Q49.864
Doug Brown3000 m steeplechase8:33.258colspan=4 rowspan=3Did not advance
Henry Marsh8:31.466 Q8:23.9910
Mike Roche8:37.3610Did not advance
**Harvey Glance
Lam Jones
Millard Hampton
Steve Riddick**4 × 100 m relay38.761 Qcolspan=238.511 Q38.33
**Benny Brown
Herman Frazier
Fred Newhouse
Maxie Parks**4 × 400 m relay2:59.521 Qcolspan=42:58.65
Don KardongMarathoncolspan=6 rowspan=32:11:154
Bill Rodgers2:25:1440
Frank Shorter2:10:45
Ron Laird20 km walkcolspan=6 rowspan=31:33:27.620
Todd Scully1:36:37.429
Larry Walker1:34:19.422

;;Field events

AthleteEventQualificationFinalResultRankResultRank
Larry MyricksLong jump7.923 QDNS
Arnie Robinson7.952 Q8.35
Randy Williams7.971 Q8.35
James ButtsTriple jump16.555 Q17.17
Rayfield Dupree16.508 Q16.2312
Tommy Haynes16.624 Q16.785
James BarrineauHigh jump2.16=1 Q2.1411
William Jankunis2.16=3 Q2.1013
Dwight Stones2.16102.21
Earl BellPole vault5.10=1 Q5.456
Terry Porter5.10=1 Q5.20=13
Dave Roberts5.10=1 Q5.50
Al FeuerbachShot put19.876 Q20.554
Peter Shmock19.4810 Q19.899
George Woods19.3512 q20.267
John PowellDiscus throw61.489 Q65.70
Jay Silvester62.066 Q61.988
Mac Wilkins68.281 Q67.50
Sam ColsonJavelin throw86.644 Q86.165
Richard George78.3218Did not advance
Antony Hall79.5615 Q71.7015
Larry HartHammer throw67.7415Did not advance

;;Combined event – Decathlon

AthleteEvent100 mLJSPHJ400 m110HDTPVJT1500 mPointsRankResultPointsResultPointsResultPoints
Fred Dixon10.946.9114.442.0348.3818.1145.82NM55.964:38.49675423
8198027558828805747970711534
Bruce Jenner10.947.2215.352.0347.5114.8450.044.8068.524:12.618618
8198658098829238668731005862714
Fred Samara10.857.0813.001.8450.0714.8740.544.3053.604:40.21750415
841836665716801862696884680523

;Women ;Track events

AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Evelyn Ashford100 m11.253 Q11.281 Q11.212 Q11.245
Chandra Cheeseborough11.251 Q11.362 Q11.263 Q11.316
Brenda Morehead11.351 Q11.302 Q11.386Did not advance
Debra Armstrong200 m23.181 Q23.202 Q26.166Did not advance
Chandra Cheeseborough23.171 Q23.192 Q23.206Did not advance
Rosalyn Bryant400 m52.011 Q51.742 Q50.621 Q50.655
Sheila Ingram51.831 Q51.311 Q50.903 Q50.906
Debra Sapenter52.331 Q21.231 Q51.344 Q51.668
Wendy Koenig800 m1:59.913 Qcolspan=2 rowspan=32:02.317Did not advance
Madeline Manning2:00.623 Q2:07.258Did not advance
Kathy Weston2:03.315Did not advance
Francie Larrieu1500 m4:07.216 qcolspan=2 rowspan=34:09.079Did not advance
Jan Merrill4:10.923 Q4:02.615 q4:08.548
Cyndy Poor4:08.896Did not advance
Rhonda Brady100 m hurdles13.845colspan=2 rowspan=3Did not advance
Patrice Donnelly13.715Did not advance
Deby LaPlante13.514 Q13.366Did not advance
Debra Armstrong
Evelyn Ashford
Chandra Cheeseborough
Martha Watson4 × 100 m relay43.462 Qcolspan=446.357
**Rosalyn Bryant
Sheila Ingram
Pamela Jiles
Debra Sapenter**4 × 400 m relay3:25.152 Qcolspan=43:22.81

;;Field events

AthleteEventQualificationFinalResultRankResultRank
Kathy McMillanLong jump6.2510 Q6.66
Sherron Walker6.2014Did not advance
Martha Watson5.9325Did not advance
Paula GirvenHigh jump1.8021 Q1.8418
Joni Huntley1.802 Q1.895
Pam Spencer1.7027Did not advance
Maren SeidlerShot putcolspan=215.6012
Lynne WinbiglerDiscus throw48.2214Did not advance
Sherry CalvertJavelin throw53.0813Did not advance
Kate Schmidt61.503 Q63.96
Karin Smith53.966 q57.508

;;Combined event – Pentathlon

AthleteEvent100HSPHJLJ200 mPointsRankResultPointsResultPointsResultPoints
Gale Fitzgerald14.1612.511.685.8924.73426313
846750915882870
Jane Frederick13.5414.551.765.9924.7045667
926870993904873
Marilyn King14.4512.271.745.6225.27416517
811736974821823

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics

;Summary

TeamEventPreliminary roundSemifinalFinal / BMOpposition
ResultOpposition
ResultOpposition
ResultOpposition
ResultOpposition
ResultRankOpposition
ResultOpposition
ResultRank
United States menMen's tournament
W 106–86
W 95–94
W 112–93
W 2–0
W 81–761 Q
W 96–77
W 95–74
United States womenWomen's tournament
L 71–84
W 95–79
W 89–75
L 77–112
W 83–672colspan=2

Men's tournament

;Roster

  • Phil Ford
  • Steve Sheppard
  • Adrian Dantley
  • Walter Davis
  • William "Quinn" Buckner
  • Ernie Grunfeld
  • Kenneth Carr
  • Scott May
  • Michel Armstrong
  • Thomas LaGarde
  • Philip Hubbard
  • Mitchell Kupchak
  • Head coach: Dean Smith

;Preliminary round ;;Group B

Qualified for the semifinals
TeamWLPFPAPDPts
50394349+4510
41364343+219
32347344+38
23418406+127
14321363−426
0564103−391




;Semifinal

;Gold medal game

Women's tournament

;Roster

  • Cindy Brogdon
  • Susan Rojcewicz
  • Ann Meyers
  • Lusia Harris
  • Nancy Dunkle
  • Charlotte Lewis
  • Nancy Lieberman
  • Gail Marquis
  • Patricia Roberts
  • Mary Anne O'Connor
  • Patricia Head
  • Julienne Simpson
  • Head coach: Billie Moore
TeamWLPFPAPDPts1st Tie
50504346+15810
32415417−281W–0L
32365377−1280W–1L
23351359−871W–0L
23405400+570W–1L
05336477−1415




Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalOpposition
ResultOpposition
ResultOpposition
ResultOpposition
ResultOpposition
ResultOpposition
ResultRank
Louis CurtisLight flyweightŚrednicki
L 0–5Did not advanceDid not advance=17
Leo RandolphFlyweightBye}}Gruescu
W 4–1Larmour
W 4–1Błażyński
W 4–1Duvalón
W 3–2
Charles MooneyBantamweightRais
W 5–0Rodríguez
W 4–1Onori
W 5–0Chul
W 3–2Rybakov
W 4–1Gu
L 0–5
Davey ArmstrongFeatherweightVolkov
W 5–0Badari
W 5–0Herrera
L 2–3Did not advance=5
Howard Davis Jr.LightweightBye}}Asprilla
W RSCTsvetkov
W RSCRusevski
W 5–0Cuțov
W 5–0
Ray LeonardLight welterweightCarlsson
W 5–0Limasov
W 5–0McKenzie
W 5–0Beyer
W 5–0Szczerba
W 5–0Aldama
W 5–0
Clinton JacksonWelterweightKicka
W 5–0Felix
W KOGamarro
L 2–3Did not advance=5
Chuck WalkerLight middleweightRybicki
L 2–3Did not advance=9
Michael SpinksMiddleweightBye}}Pasiewicz
W 5–0Năstac
W WORiskiyev
W RSC
Leon SpinksLight heavyweightFatihi
W KOKlimanov
W 5–0Sachse
W 5–0Gortat
W 5–0Soria
W RSC
John TateHeavyweightBiegalski
W 5–0Hussing
W 3–2Stevenson
L KODid not advance

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

;Men

AthleteEventHeatRepechageSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Angus MorrisonC-1 500 m4:56.706 R2:12.925Did not advance
C-1 1000 m4:35.777 R4:18.112 SF4:25.834Did not advance
Roland Muhlen
Andreas WeigandC-2 500 m2:00.995 R1:57.583 SF1:52.334Did not advance
Chuck Lyda
András TörőC-2 1000 m4:21.197 R4:04.955Did not advance
Henry KrawczykK-1 500 m2:04.846 R2:03.254Did not advance
David GilmanK-1 1000 m4:05.384 R4:16.101 SF3:54.125Did not advance
Michael Johnson
William LeachK-2 500 m1:55.108 R1:49.954Did not advance
Bruce Barton
Peter DeyoK-2 1000 m3:36.174 R3:36.323 SF3:41.356Did not advance
Bruce Barton
Peter Deyo
Stephen Kelly
Brent TurnerK-4 1000 m3:18.125 R3:11.714Did not advance

;Women

AthleteEventHeatRepechageSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Julie LeachK-1 500 m2:13.002 SFBye}}2:09.443 QF2:06.927
Linda Murray-Dragan
Ann TurnerK-2 500 m1:59.324 R1:59.151 SF1:57.104Did not advance

Key: QF – Qualified to medal final; SF – Qualified to semifinal; R – Qualified to repechage

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Thirteen cyclists represented the United States in 1976.

Road

AthleteEventTimeRank
David BollRoad race5:05:0056
John Howard4:54:2642
George Mount4:47:236
Michael NeelDNF
John Howard
Alan Kingsberry
Wayne Stetina
Marc ThompsonTeam time trial2:18:5319

Track

;Pursuit

AthleteEventQualifyingRound 1QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BMTimeRankOpposition
ResultOpposition
ResultOpposition
ResultOpposition
ResultRank
Leonard NitzIndividual pursuit5:01.5419Did not advance
Paul Deem
Leonard Nitz
Ron Skarin
Ralph TherrioTeam pursuit10Did not advance

;Sprint

AthleteEventRound 1Repechage 1Round 2Repechage 2Repechage 3QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM / Pl.Opposition
ResultOpposition
ResultOpposition
ResultOpposition
ResultOpposition
ResultOpposition
ResultOpposition
ResultOpposition
ResultRank
Leigh BarczewskiSprintSpencer,
Vaarten
LGadd
L DQDid not advance19

;Time trial

AthleteEventTimeRank
Robert Vehe1 km time trial1:09.05715

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1976 Summer Olympics

;Men

AthleteEventPreliminaryFinalPointsRankPointsRank
Phil Boggs3 m springboard621.511 Q619.05
Robert Cragg582.992 Q548.195
Greg Louganis530.858 Q528.966
Greg Louganis10 m platform583.501 Q576.99
Tim Moore510.758 Q538.175
Kent Vosler554.373 Q544.144

;Women

AthleteEventPreliminaryFinalPointsRankPointsRank
Jennifer Chandler3 m springboard463.321 Q506.19
Barbara Nejman455.492 Q365.078
Cynthia Potter455.163 Q466.83
Melissa Briley10 m platform389.854 Q376.867
Janet Ely343.929Did not advance
Debbie Wilson398.373 Q401.07

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 1976 Summer Olympics

;Dressage

AthleteHorseEventGrand PrixGrand Prix SpecialPointsRankPointsRank
Hilda GurneyKeenIndividual16074 Q116710
Edith MasterDahlwitz148114Did not advance
Dorothy MorkisMonaco15597 Q12495
**Hilda Gurney
Edith Master
Dorothy Morkis**as aboveTeam4647colspan=2

;Eventing

AthleteHorseEventDressageCross-countryJumpingTotalFaultsRankFaultsRankFaultsRankFaultsRank
Edmund CoffinBally-CorIndividual64.59650.4020.00=1114.99
Bruce DavidsonIrish-Cap54.162136.002010.00=14200.1610
Michael PlumbBetter & Better66.25749.60110.00=14125.85
Mary Anne TauskeyMarcus Aurelius97.0934162.402410.00=14269.4921
**Edmund Coffin
Bruce Davidson
Michael Plumb
Mary Anne Tauskey**as aboveTeam185.002236.00120.00=3441.00

;Jumping

AthleteHorseEventRound 1Round 2TotalJump offFaultsRankFaultsRankFaultsRankFaultsRank
Buddy BrownA Little BitIndividual16.5029Did not advance16.5029Did not advance
Frank ChapotViscount4.00=2 Q12.00=716.00=5Did not advance
Dennis MurphyDo Right12.00=22Did not advance12.00=22Did not advance
Buddy Brown
Frank Chapot
Michael R. Matz
Robert RidlandSandsablaze
Viscount
Grande
SouthsideTeam40.007 Q24.00364.004colspan=2

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

18 fencers represented the United States in 1976.

;Individual ;;Men

AthleteEventRound 1 poolRound 2 poolSemifinal poolElimination roundsFinal poolRound 1Round 2Barrage 1Barrage 2Barrage 3W–LRankW–LRankW–LRankOpposition
ResultOpposition
ResultOpposition
ResultOpposition
ResultOpposition
ResultW–LRank
Edward BallingerFoil3–22 Q3–23 Q2–35Did not advance=17
Edward Donofrio4–13 Q3–24 Q1–44 QDal Zotto
L 4–10Did not advancePietruszka
L 5–10Did not advance=13
Martin Lang2–34 Q0–56Did not advance35
Scotty BozekÉpée2–24Did not advance41
Brooke Makler2–34Did not advance44
George Masin2–3=4Did not advance=46
Paul ApostolSabre2–23 Q2–34 Q2–34 QKrovopuskov
L 4–10Did not advanceIrimiciuc
L 6–10Did not advance=13
Stephen Kaplan2–23 Q1–45Did not advance28
Peter Westbrook3–12 Q3–22 Q2–34 QNazlymov
L 4–10Did not advanceBierkowski
L 8–10Did not advance=13

;;Women

AthleteEventRound 1 poolRound 2 poolSemifinal poolElimination roundsFinal poolRound 1Round 2Barrage 1Barrage 2Barrage 3W–LRankW–LRankW–LRankOpposition
ResultOpposition
ResultOpposition
ResultOpposition
ResultOpposition
ResultW–LRank
Sheila ArmstrongFoil1–45Did not advance41
Nikki Franke2–35Did not advance38
Ann O'Donnell0–45Did not advance44

;Team

AthleteEventRound 1Round 2QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM / Pl.Opposition
ResultOpposition
ResultOpposition
ResultRankOpposition
ResultOpposition
ResultOpposition
ResultOpposition
ResultRank
Edward Ballinger
Edward Donofrio
Martin Lang
Brooke Makler
Ed WrightMen's foilHKG
W 15–1POL
L 2–9IRN
W 12–42 QITA
L 3–9Did not advancePlacement final
GBR
L 7–8=7
Scotty Bozek
Brooke Makler
George Masin
Paul PesthyMen's épéeTHA
W 9–4ROM
L 5–10URS
L 4–123Did not advance=11
Paul Apostol
Stephen Kaplan
Thomas Losonczy
Alex Orban
Peter WestbrookMen's sabreCAN
W 9–7ITA
L 3–92 QURS
L 1–9Did not advancePlacement final
POL
L 3–9=7
Sheila Armstrong
Gay D'Asaro
Nikki Franke
Denise O'Connor
Ann O'DonnellWomen's foilIRN
W 11–5GBR
L 7–9ITA
L 2–143Did not advance=9

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics

;Men ;;Team

AthleteEventApparatusTotalFPHRVPBHBCOCOCOCOCOCOScoreRank
Marshall AvenerTeam8.658.959.209.509.208.959.059.209.209.059.109.40109.4543
Tom Beach8.959.208.859.209.209.409.209.309.159.009.459.65110.5532
Bart Conner8.958.958.558.708.959.209.209.309.559.409.409.20109.3546
Peter Kormann9.309.70 q9.009.409.059.159.109.259.059.059.209.50110.7531 Q
Kurt Thomas9.109.559.259.709.059.259.208.459.409.309.309.50111.0530 Q
Wayne Young8.909.309.059.409.309.609.209.409.359.209.359.50111.5527 Q
Total91.9092.5592.4092.3592.6594.25556.107

;;Individual finals

AthleteEventApparatusTotalFPHRVPBHBPFPFPFPFPFPFScoreRank
Peter KormannAll-around9.5009.6509.2009.3009.1009.5009.1759.6009.0509.4509.3509.600112.47515
Kurt Thomas9.3259.2009.4759.3009.1509.4008.8259.1009.3509.0509.4009.600111.17521
Wayne Young9.1009.5509.2259.5509.4509.6009.3009.5509.2759.4509.4259.550113.02512
Peter KormannFloor9.5009.800colspan=1019.300

;Women ;;Team

AthleteEventApparatusTotalVUBBBFCOCOCOCOScoreRank
Kolleen CaseyTeam9.509.459.459.609.158.659.409.3074.5041
Kimberly Chace9.509.359.559.759.209.259.359.5075.4524 Q
Carrie Englert9.209.309.409.409.308.859.359.6074.4042
Kathy Howard9.259.209.259.559.008.709.509.7074.1546
Debra Willcox9.609.459.609.509.209.159.159.4075.05=29 Q
Leslie Wolfsberger9.309.309.609.709.208.659.259.6574.65=34 Q
Total94.0095.7090.6594.70375.056

;;Individual finals

AthleteEventApparatusTotalVUBBBFPFPFPFPFScoreRank
Kimberly ChaceAll-around9.4259.5009.6509.7009.2259.4509.4259.50075.87514
Debra Willcox9.5259.6009.5509.4509.1759.2509.2759.50075.325=18
Leslie Wolfsberger9.3009.4009.6509.6008.9259.4509.4509.55075.325=18

Handball

Main article: Handball at the 1976 Summer Olympics

;Summary

TeamEventPreliminary roundFinal / BM / Pl.Opposition
ResultOpposition
ResultOpposition
ResultOpposition
ResultRankOpposition
ResultRank
United States menMen's tournament
L 19–32
L 20–26
L 21–36
L 20–2859th place final
L 20–2710

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1976 Summer Olympics

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / BMOpposition
ResultOpposition
ResultOpposition
ResultOpposition
ResultOpposition
ResultOpposition
ResultOpposition
ResultOpposition
ResultRank
Joseph Bost–63 kgAlexander
L 0000–0001Did not advance=18
Patrick Burris–70 kgMiranda
W 1000–0000Vial
L 0000–0001Did not advance=13
Teimoc Johnston-Ono–80 kgJatowitt
L 0000–0100Did not advance=13
Thomas Martin–93 kgÞorsteinsson
W 1000–0000Röthlisberger
L 0000–0010Did not advance=12
Allen Coage+93 kgFelipa
W 1000–0000Wallas
W 0010–0000Neureuther
L 0000–0000 YBronze medal final
Jalaa
W 0200–0000
Jimmy WooleyOpenSchädler
W 1000–0000Novák
L 0000–1000Did not advance=11

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Three pentathletes represented the United States in 1976.

AthleteEventRiding
(cross-country steeplechase)Fencing
(épée)Shooting
(25 m rapid fire pistol)Swimming
(300 m freestyle)Running
(4000 m cross-country)TotalTimePenaltiesRankMP pointsV–DRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsScoreRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsMP pointsRank
Michael BurleyIndividual1:47.53218106822–24=24760180=416923:27.9510121212:26.621327505916
John Fitzgerald1:48.06427103630–164952194=710003:25.478123213:53.442106652866
Robert Nieman1:49.66428103623–23=18784176446043:13.611132413:24.2241153490126
Michael Burley
John Fitzgerald
Robert NiemanTeamcolspan=273140425351222961376873546152855

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

;Men

AthleteEventHeatRepechageSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Jim DietzSingle sculls7:24.985 R7:14.463 SF7:09.135 FB7:58.707
**Calvin Coffey
Mike Staines**Coxless pair6:52.372 SFBye}}6:33.251 FA7:26.73
Ken Dreyfuss
John Matthews
Darrell VreugdenhilCoxed pair7:49.005 R2 SF7:24.786 FB8:15.6511
Bill Belden
Lawrence KlecatskyDouble sculls6:46.334 R6:34.811 SF6:33.884 FB7:16.598
Tony Brooks
Jim Moroney
Gary Piantedosi
Hugh StevensonCoxless four6:15.071 SFBye}}6:03.794 FB6:43.068
Fred Borchelt
John Hartigan
Pat Hayes
Michael Plumb
Robert ZagunisCoxed four6:36.523 SFBye}}6:14.874 FB6:54.9211
Peter Cortes
Kenneth Foote
Neil Halleen
John Van BlomQuadruple sculls5:55.053 R5:55.232 FAcolspan=26:34.336
Richard Cashin
Steve Christiansen
John Everett
David Fellows
Michael Hess
Chip Lubsen
Mark Norelius
Alan Shealy
David WeinbergEight5:42.053 R5:48.603 FBcolspan=26:11.079

;Women

AthleteEventHeatRepechageFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Joan LindSingle sculls3:40.672 R4:03.871 FA4:06.21
Sue Morgan
Laura StainesPair3:46.764 R3:58.413 FB4:02.917
Diane Braceland
Jan PalchikoffDouble sculls3:33.155 R3:45.192 FA3:58.255
Pam Behrens
Judy Geer
Mimi Kellogg
Catherine Menges
Nancy StorrsFour3:32.773 R4 FA3:56.506
Lisa Hansen
Liz Hills
Karen McCloskey
Irene MorenoQuadruple sculls3:18.024 R3:27.823 FB3:46.067
**Carol Brown
Anita DeFrantz
Carie Graves
Marion Greig
Peggy McCarthy
Gail Ricketson
Lynn Silliman
Anne Warner
Jackie Zoch**Eight3:05.522 R1 FA3:38.68

Qualification legend: FA = Final A (medal); FB = Final B (non-medal); SF = Semifinal; R = Repechage

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

AthleteEventRaceTotal1234567PointsRank
Peter CommetteFinn15.018.011.720.019.019.013.095.711
David Whitehurst
Robert Whitehurst47017.0RET10.00.022.022.018.089.09
Norman Freeman
John MathiasFlying Dutchman11.719.015.013.08.00.018.065.76
**David McFaull
Michael Rothwell**Tornado14.016.00.08.03.03.08.036.0
**Dennis Conner
Conn Findlay**Tempest3.03.05.710.015.08.03.032.7
**Walter Glasgow
Richard Hoepfner
John Kolius**Soling14.05.717.03.013.011.70.047.4
  • Alternate:Dick Tillman

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1976 Summer Olympics

AthleteEventScoreRank
Hershel Anderson50 m pistol55610
Richard Crawford534=37
Bill McMillan25 m rapid fire pistol586=20
Tom Treinen576=36
Martin Edmondson50 m running target55814
Louis Theimer5648
Victor Auer50 m rifle prone588=31
David Ross590=20
Lanny Bassham50 m rifle three positions1162
Margaret Murdock1162
Charvin DixonTrap181=11
Donald Haldeman190
Bradley SimmonsSkeet186=44
John Satterwhite192=14

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics

;Men

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Jack Babashoff100 m freestyle51.533 Q51.463 Q50.81
Joe Bottom51.471 Q51.926 Q51.796
Jim Montgomery52.138 Q50.391 Q49.99
Bruce Furniss200 m freestyle1:50.931 Qcolspan=2 rowspan=31:50.29
Jim Montgomery1:51.775 Q1:50.58
John Naber1:52.788 Q1:50.50
Casey Converse400 m freestyle4:00.6512colspan=2 rowspan=3Did not advance
Brian Goodell3:55.241 Q3:51.93
Tim Shaw3:56.4023:52.54
Brian Goodell1500 m freestyle15:34.114 Qcolspan=2 rowspan=315:02.40
Bobby Hackett15:25.492 Q15:03.91
Paul Hartloff15:20.741 Q15:32.087
Bob Jackson100 m backstroke58.024 Q57.656 Q57.696
John Naber56.801 Q56.191 Q55.49
Peter Rocca58.125 Q56.882 Q56.34
Dan Harrigan200 m backstroke2:02.252 Qcolspan=2 rowspan=32:01.35
John Naber2:02.011 Q1:59.19
Peter Rocca2:03.313 Q2:00.55
Larry Dowler100 m breaststroke1:05.328 Q1:05.19=9Did not advance
John Hencken1:03.881 Q1:03.621 Q1:03.11
Chris Woo1:05.3910 Q1:04.868 Q1:05.138
Rick Colella200 m breaststroke2:21.082 Qcolspan=2 rowspan=32:19.20
John Hencken2:21.233 Q2:17.26
Charles Keating2:22.224 Q2:20.795
Joe Bottom100 m butterfly56.266 Q55.263 Q54.50
Gary Hall55.352 Q55.324 Q54.65
Matt Vogel55.403 Q54.802 Q54.35
Mike Bruner200 m butterfly2:01.353 Qcolspan=2 rowspan=31:59.23
Bill Forrester2:01.957 Q1:59.96
Steve Gregg2:00.241 Q1:59.54
Steve Furniss400 m individual medley4:27.762 Qcolspan=2 rowspan=34:29.236
Tim McKee4:29.144 Q4:24.62
Rod Strachan4:27.151 Q4:23.68
**Mike Bruner
Bruce Furniss
Jim Montgomery
John Naber
Doug Northway*
Tim Shaw***4 × 200 m freestyle relay7:30.331 Qcolspan=27:23.22
*Jack Babashoff
Joe Bottom*
John Hencken
Jim Montgomery
John Naber
Peter Rocca*
Matt Vogel
Chris Woo***4 × 100 m medley relay3:47.281 Qcolspan=23:42.22

;Women

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Shirley Babashoff100 m freestyle58.0610 Q56.953 Q56.955
Kim Peyton57.264 Q56.892 Q56.814
Jill Sterkel57.416 Q57.196 Q57.067
Shirley Babashoff200 m freestyle2:01.642 Qcolspan=2 rowspan=32:01.22
Jennifer Hooker2:03.727 Q2:04.206
Jill Sterkel2:03.94=9Did not advance
Shirley Babashoff400 m freestyle4:16.072 Qcolspan=2 rowspan=34:10.46
Brenda Borgh4:17.20=5 Q4:17.436
Kathy Heddy4:19.34=7 Q4:15.505
Shirley Babashoff800 m freestyle8:47.743 Qcolspan=2 rowspan=38:37.59
Nicole Kramer8:46.812 Q8:47.335
Wendy Weinberg8:49.785 Q8:42.60
Linda Jezek100 m backstroke1:04.694 Q1:06.0111Did not advance
Renee Magee1:06.4419Did not advance
Tauna Vandeweghe1:05.008 Q1:06.2912Did not advance
Melissa Belote200 m backstroke2:17.635 Qcolspan=2 rowspan=32:17.275
Maryanne Graham2:19.0710Did not advance
Miriam Smith2:22.0513Did not advance
Renee Laravie100 m breaststroke1:16.76=20Did not advance
Marcia Morey1:17.3025Did not advance
Lauri Siering1:15.4113 Q1:14.8411Did not advance
Janis Hape200 m breaststroke2:45.5725colspan=2 rowspan=3Did not advance
Marcia Morey2:41.8516Did not advance
Lauri Siering2:41.6615Did not advance
Wendy Boglioli100 m butterfly1:01.842 Q1:01.754 Q1:01.17
Lelei Fonoimoana1:02.759 Q1:02.237 Q1:01.957
Camille Wright1:02.224 Q1:01.895 Q1:01.414
Karen Moe200 m butterfly2:14.536 Qcolspan=2 rowspan=32:12.904
Donna Lee Wennerstrom2:15.5610Did not advance
Camille Wright2:14.779Did not advance
Jeanne Haney400 m individual medley5:10.5313colspan=2 rowspan=2Did not advance
Donna Lee Wennerstrom4:55.163 Q4:55.346
**Shirley Babashoff
Wendy Boglioli
Kim Peyton
Jill Sterkel**4 × 100 m freestyle relay3:50.273 Qcolspan=23:44.82
**Shirley Babashoff
Wendy Boglioli*
Lelei Fonoimoana*
Linda Jezek
Lauri Siering
Camille Wright**4 × 100 m medley relay4:20.874 Qcolspan=24:14.55
    • Athlete swam in the heat but not the final.

Note: Times in the preliminary rounds ranked across all heats.

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1976 Summer Olympics

AthleteEventSnatchClean & jerkTotalWeightRankWeightRankWeightRank
Dan Cantore–67.5 kg120.0=13152.5=10272.511
Fred Lowe–75 kg135.0=10170.0=9305.011
Samuel Bigler–82.5 kg130.0=12177.5=7307.510
Phil Grippaldi–90 kg150.0DQ205.0DQDQ
Lee James165.0=2197.53362.5
Mark Cameron–110 kg162.5DQ212.5DQDQ
Gary Drinnon152.514200.0=8352.512
Sam Walker+110 kg142.59182.59325.09
Bruce Wilhelm172.52215.05387.55

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Key:

  • TO – Victory by fall.
  • DQ - Loser disqualified for passivity.
  • D1 - Loser disqualified for passivity, winner also judged to be passive.
AthleteEventElimination stageFinal stageOpposition
Result
(Penalty points)Opposition
Result
(Penalty points)Opposition
Result
(Penalty points)Opposition
Result
(Penalty points)Opposition
Result
(Penalty points)Opposition
Result
(Penalty points)Opposition
Result
(Penalty points)TPPOpposition
Result
(Penalty points)Opposition
Result
(Penalty points)FPPRank
William RosadoFreestyle 48 kgDmitriyev
L TO
(4.0)Khishigbaatar
L 11–13
(3.0)ELcolspan=27.0Did not advance
James HainesFreestyle 52 kgMăndilă
W 13–3
(0.5)Abreu
L 12–13
(3.0)Ivanov
L 10–18
(3.5)ELcolspan=27.0Did not advance
Joe CorsoFreestyle 57 kgDitta
W 20–8
(0.0)Żedzicki
L TO
(4.0)Arai
L TO
(4.0)ELcolspan=28.0Did not advance
Gene DavisFreestyle 62 kgOidov
W 15–8
(1.0)Toulotte
W TO
(0.0)Giray
W TO
(0.0)Timofeyev
W 29–13
(0.0)Farahvashi
L 12–18
(3.0)Yang
L TO
(4.0)8.05.0
Lloyd KeaserFreestyle 68 kgÖvermark
W 20–4
(0.0)Navaei
W TO
(0.0)Sugawara
W DQ
(0.0)Weisenberger
W TO
(0.0)Ramos
W DQ
(0.0)Zhekov
W 9–5
(1.0)1.0Pinigin
L 1–12
(3.5)3.5
Stanley DziedzicFreestyle 74 kgDüvchin
W DQ
(0.0)Herrick
W TO
(0.0)Karlsson
W 11–5
(1.0)Ashuraliyev
W 9–6
(1.0)colspan=22.0Barzegar
L 8–11
(3.0)Date
L 5–10
(3.0)6.0
John PetersonFreestyle 82 kgShacklady
W TO
(0.0)Bouchoule
W DQ
(0.0)Seger
W 14–4
(0.5)Kovács
W 10–3
(1.0)Novozhilov
W 20–4
(0.0)Uzun
W 13–5
(0.5)2.0colspan=20.5
Ben PetersonFreestyle 90 kgMorcov
W 7–4
(1.0)Akhmedov
W 14–13
(1.0)Yatsu
W 19–2
(0.0)Morgan
W TO
(0.0)Kurczewski
W 13–4
(0.5)Stottmeister
W 13–8
(1.0)3.5Tediashvili
L 5–11
(3.0)4.0
Russell HellicksonFreestyle 100 kgPeache
W TO
(0.0)Shimizu
W DQ
(0.0)Soukhteh-Saraei
W TO
(0.0)Bayanmönkh
W 14–5
(0.5)Yarygin
L 13–19
(3.0)colspan=23.5Kostov
W 12–6
(1.0)4.0
Jimmy JacksonFreestyle +100 kgGeris
W TO
(0.0)Andiyev
L TO
(4.0)Balla
L 9–10
(3.0)EL7.0colspan=2Did not advance
Michael FarinaGreco-Roman 48 kgBora
L 4–19
(4.0)Seres
W TO
(0.0)Shumakov
L DQ
(4.0)ELcolspan=28.0Did not advance=8
Bruce ThompsonGreco-Roman 52 kgKrauß
L 7–15
(3.5)Holidis
W TO
(0.0)Rácz
L 6–8
(3.0)ELcolspan=26.5Did not advance
Joseph SadeGreco-Roman 57 kgKrysta
L TO
(4.0)Jargalsaikhan
W 22–11
(0.5)Grilo
W 30–1
(0.0)Suga
L TO
(4.0)ELcolspan=28.5Did not advance
Gary AlexanderGreco-Roman 62 kgHjelt
L TO
(4.0)Réczi
L DQ
(4.0)EL8.0colspan=2Did not advance
Patrick MarcyGreco-Roman 68 kgBahamou
W TO3
(0.0)Ranzi
L 4–10
(3.0)Wehling
L DQ
(4.0)EL7.0colspan=2Did not advance
John MatthewsGreco-Roman 74 kgBarban
L 10–13
(3.0)Huhtala
L DQ
(4.0)ELcolspan=27.0Did not advance
Daniel ChandlerGreco-Roman 82 kgHegedűs
W 9–8
(1.0)Petković
L 5–14
(3.5)Takanishi
L TO
(4.0)EL8.5colspan=2Did not advance
James JohnsonGreco-Roman 90 kgSarr
W TO
(0.0)Ivanov
L TO
(4.0)Nišavić
L DQ
(4.0)ELcolspan=28.0Did not advance=8
Brad RheingansGreco-Roman 100 kgHem
W 4–3
(1.0)Moshtaghi
W TO
(0.0)Skrzydlewski
W 9–7
(1.0)Balboshin
L TO
(4.0)colspan=37.0Did not advance4
William LeeGreco-Roman +100 kgTomov
W TO
(0.0)Matsunaga
W DQ
(0.0)Tomanek
L DQ
(4.0)Codreanu
L D1
(4.0)colspan=38.0Did not advance5

References

References

  1. (July 11, 1976). "Roster of U.S. Athletes for Olympic Games at Montreal". [[The New York Times]].
  2. "United States at the 1976 Summer Games". sports-reference.com.
  3. "Games of the 21st Olympiad Montreal Women's Artistic Gymnastics".
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